Not part of the left turn crowd.... Do enjoy hanging wit Mario's kid once in a while.... (no not Mike, John).

I thought Mario's other son was named Jeff, and he was a driver also. Had some bad foot injuries at Indy.

John Andretti is the son of Aldo. Aldo is Mario's twin brother.

I stand corrected, it is Jeff. Our kids go to the same school, we hang out at the occasional parent's night. Jeff is completely out of the racing business now.....

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Post by: beersk on February 22, 2011, 03:44:11 PM

Yeah, I used to be big into NASCAR (with thick southern accent). But when Dale Earnhardt died, I was saddened. I was kind of disinterested in NASCAR by then anyway, as I'd grown up and "go fast, turn left" lost it's appeal. ;)

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Post by: maxieboy on February 22, 2011, 04:27:01 PM

Yeah, 20+ yrs ago when it was the good ole boy show, I dug it. Somewhat similar to beer in the US, corporate America got their greedy hands on it and wrecked it, IMHO. Side note: Jr. hit the wall harder than Sr. did...

The speed measured when his car clipped the barrier was 300.13 km/h (186.49 mph), at a 75 degree angle, subjecting Kubica to an average deceleration of 28g. After data from the onboard accident data recorder had been analyzed it was found that he had been subjected to a peak G-force of 75 g. After a two race break he was back in car.

The speed measured when his car clipped the barrier was 300.13 km/h (186.49 mph), at a 75 degree angle, subjecting Kubica to an average deceleration of 28g. After data from the onboard accident data recorder had been analyzed it was found that he had been subjected to a peak G-force of 75 g. After a two race break he was back in car.

The speed measured when his car clipped the barrier was 300.13 km/h (186.49 mph), at a 75 degree angle, subjecting Kubica to an average deceleration of 28g. After data from the onboard accident data recorder had been analyzed it was found that he had been subjected to a peak G-force of 75 g. After a two race break he was back in car.

I've got MAD respect for those boys. Still don't know how they fit in the cockpit with those monster cojones!

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Post by: punatic on February 23, 2011, 02:33:57 AM

The only NASCAR races I watched were in Daytona. I went to ONE Firecracker 400 (aka heatstroke 400). Since they moved it to nightime it seems like it might be more bearable.

I went to many Daytona 24 hour races... Party in the infield!

Bike Week is part of Speed Weeks - the last week of Speed Weeks - the first week of March.

Yikes! Did you see the dropoffs at the side of the road with no guardrail? Watched some rally car vids the other day of these guys hitting cows and horses that wander onto the course.For the ultimate in butt puckering, Isle of Man footage is hard to beat...